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Banish any other drinks & food inclusive parties comparisons from your brain. Caesar's army Mai Tai now has a Carnival adaptation and is based on his yearly event Mai-Tai which involves hawaian themes, umbrellas, funky grass skirts but stop, this Mai-Tai Carnival edition was more about what is your "inner animal"? This was without a shadow of a doubt labelled throughout the party with animal themed decorations as well as Tarzan blowing his loud voice all over the speakers as the DJs had this sample and no where near mildy dropping it inbetween songs.

Given both its atmosphere of impending entertainment with live acts and all the alcohol that can be drunk on display, it really was amazing that Mai-Tai Carnival was so boring at the start and almost for the first 60% of the event. Boring maybe a harsh word to use, but it was the absolute truth. People were not in a party. People were liming. People were socialising, meeting new people, booking their bamcee for the night maybe, taking in a small gape here and there, take a picture pose for me pose for you ... boring boring boring!

This isn't some happy, lime or bar setting is it? What were we plunged into here? Confused we were! With drinks flowing from almost every corner of the venue, whether it be the main bars, the specialist bars or even just the lovely ladies walking around with "Tarzan Juice" .... *rolls eyes* ... It was confusing to see the sad state of affairs that was the first 60% of Mai-Tai Carnival.

Well, to be precise, this is how it starts ... how does it end? That is the two (2) dollar question! Focusing on the main hits for carnival 2012, and yes there were a few power hits, the infusion of Swappi's Bucket definitely began the debauchery and uncontrollable excitement that we were about to experience. Bring out the buckets ... Bring out those white and clean buckets ... BRING IT OUT DAMMIT! It was like collecting pokemons! Who did not want two wanted four, who did not want four, wanted eight ... how many limbs do these people have dammit!?

Now the four (4) dollar question is what the hell these people going to do with these buckets?

Answer:
1. Wine On Them;
2. Drink From Them;
3. Put Them On Their Head;
4. Stand Up On Them; and finally
5. Put their drinks to "cool" in Them!!

I swear when a bucket was created by the "super mind of a human to create a bucket" ... that who ever that specific individual was did not think how ever many years later that a bucket would be used for debauchery purposes.

Live performances? What? Really? Bring on "The People's Champion" Benjai, drinking his henessey and making sure people were calling benjamin and pelting waist, and their faces were wet and they calling all the rounds, and the sun was definitely not out, so Mai-Tai cannot done yet! Secondly on stage, was Mr. "So and So" Bunji Garlin, who by now, with the infusion of lyrics and hard crass rhythms had patrons rolling up so and down so, showing us that Mai-Tai Carnival could have vibes, girls with life, and Mai-Tai was definitely criss. By this time nobody, and when I say nobody, nobody was behaving! The animosity to standing up was high! Well of course, when you have Mrs. Lyons-Alvarez coming on the stage and instructing people to drop on the ground and roll ("Miss Behave")! DROP ON THE DAMN GROUND AND ROLL!!!!!

Party Done! Party Done! ....

Review Done!

You were not here ... your loss! ....

Verdict:
Slow to start! Very Boring inbetween! Gasp For Air! Then Breath-snatching beauty, blood-chilling euphoria, complete wining action ... in bucketloads ... (LITERALLY) ...

-Scorn Juice

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